Overview

This book comprehensively addresses the economic, social and institutional difficulties in conserving biodiversity and the ecosystem services that it provides. It covers a wide range of issues such as biodiversity, ecosystem services and valuation in the context of diverse ecosystems such as tropical forests, marine areas, wetlands and agricultural landscapes, non-timber forest products, incentives and institutions, payments for ecosystem services, governance, intellectual property rights and the protection of traditional knowledge, management of protected areas, and climate change and biodiversity. It also covers the application of environmental economics and institutional economics to different cases and the use of techniques such as contingent valuation method and game theory. The book spans the globe with case studies drawn from a cross section of regions and continents including the UK, US, Europe, Australia, India, Africa and South America.

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Author:   K N Ninan ,  K N Ninan ,  Achim Steiner
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Earthscan Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781849711739

ISBN 10:   1849711739
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   29 October 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Valuation Total Economic Valuation of Endangered Species - A Summary and Comparison of United States and Rest of the World Estimates The Economics of Fish Biodiversity: Linkages between Aquaculture and Fisheries - Some Perspectives Biodiversity Conservation in Sea Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: the Economic Problem Making the Case for Investing in Natural Ecosystems as Development Infrastructure: the Economic Value of Biodiversity in Lao PDR Non Timber Forest Products and Biodiversity Conservation - A Study of Tribals in a Protected Area in India National Parks as Conservation and Development Projects: Gauging Local Support Part 2: Incentives and Institutions Payments for Ecosystem Services: An International Perspective Developing mechanisms for in situ biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes Institutional Economics and the Behaviour of Conservation Organizations: Implications for Biodiversity Conservation Part 3: Governance An Ecological Economics Approach to the Management of a Multi-purpose Coastal Wetland East African Cheetah Management via Interacting Political and Ecological Process Models Co-Management of Protected Areas: A Case Study from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Part 4: IPRs and Indigenous Knowledge Intellectual Property Rights and Problems in the Protection of Indigenous Knowledge: A Case Study of the Philippines Legal Reforms Protecting Traditional Knowledge: A framework based on Customary Laws and Bio-Cultural Heritage Part 5: Climate Change Adaptation to Climate Change and Livestock Biodiversity: Evidence from Kenya Climate Change and Biodiversity in Cameroon - A Socio-Economic Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Ecosystems and Livelihoods in South Western Cameroon

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'This book addresses the economic, institutional and social challenges facing scientists and policy makers in conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services that are critical for sustaining human well-being and development' CTA Spore 'What is refreshing is that although there are some examples from Europe and North America, most chapters focus on case studies from underdeveloped countries like Laos, Kenya, India, Philippines and Cameroon.' David Walton, British Ecological Society, 2010.

'This book addresses the economic, institutional and social challenges facing scientists and policy makers in conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services that are critical for sustaining human well-being and development' CTA Spore 'What is refreshing is that although there are some examples from Europe and North America, most chapters focus on case studies from underdeveloped countries like Laos, Kenya, India, Philippines and Cameroon.' David Walton, British Ecological Society, 2010.

'This book addresses the economic, institutional and social challenges facing scientists and policy makers in conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services that are critical for sustaining human well-being and development' CTA Spore

Author Information

K. N. Ninan is Professor of Ecological Economics at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India, and Visiting Professor, Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. Dr Ninan has also been a Visiting Professor or Fellow at the University of Tokyo, Japan, Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, Japan, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, University of Versailles, France, Maison Des Sciences De L'Homme, Paris, France, and University of Tokushima, Japan. He is also the author of The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation: Valuation in Tropical Forest Ecosystems (Earthscan, 2007).

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